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Yeah. Yeah. So it's like, is this, did this come from Rhode Island or did this come from Wales? And if it came from Wales, it's like, okay, that makes complete sense.

Yeah. Yeah. So it's like, is this, did this come from Rhode Island or did this come from Wales? And if it came from Wales, it's like, okay, that makes complete sense.

I mean, it was part of, I don't think it was part of the Appalachian chain, but that's the thing is it didn't match Greenland deposits. It was specifically that this anthracite matched with the signature of something from Rhode Island as well as something from Wales. And that's frustrating because those two places are not the same. That's one way to put it, yeah.

I mean, it was part of, I don't think it was part of the Appalachian chain, but that's the thing is it didn't match Greenland deposits. It was specifically that this anthracite matched with the signature of something from Rhode Island as well as something from Wales. And that's frustrating because those two places are not the same. That's one way to put it, yeah.

Another frustrating thing about it is, as I'm reading through, the saga of the Greenlanders doesn't tell us anything about about the people that they ran into. They're called Skrælings, but that's a term that they use for everyone they encountered in the New World.

Another frustrating thing about it is, as I'm reading through, the saga of the Greenlanders doesn't tell us anything about about the people that they ran into. They're called Skrælings, but that's a term that they use for everyone they encountered in the New World.

Uh, it's something along the lines of, like, heathen or savage or, like, it basically, yeah, it's something.

Uh, it's something along the lines of, like, heathen or savage or, like, it basically, yeah, it's something.

But the thing is, they would have referred to them, like, they would have referred to their own ancestors as heathens from, like, a hundred years back. Yeah, because heathen just meant somebody who practiced a, it basically meant pagan.

But the thing is, they would have referred to them, like, they would have referred to their own ancestors as heathens from, like, a hundred years back. Yeah, because heathen just meant somebody who practiced a, it basically meant pagan.

So Skræling, I don't remember. I'm sure there's a direct translation out there, but the whole point was that this was a term that they kind of applied blanket to anybody over there. Now, if they're talking about people in Newfoundland, you might think, oh, okay, cool. They're probably, you know, Eastern Algonquian.

So Skræling, I don't remember. I'm sure there's a direct translation out there, but the whole point was that this was a term that they kind of applied blanket to anybody over there. Now, if they're talking about people in Newfoundland, you might think, oh, okay, cool. They're probably, you know, Eastern Algonquian.

They're probably related to the Abenaki because, you know, the Mi'kmaq had some space on Newfoundland. No. We don't know that. We don't know when they got there. There's another group called the Beotuk. I also don't know if they were there that late. And then there's the Dorset culture. That was in Greenland at one point and might have been in Newfoundland, but probably too early.

They're probably related to the Abenaki because, you know, the Mi'kmaq had some space on Newfoundland. No. We don't know that. We don't know when they got there. There's another group called the Beotuk. I also don't know if they were there that late. And then there's the Dorset culture. That was in Greenland at one point and might have been in Newfoundland, but probably too early.

The Inuit drove them out. But then there's the question of was it the Inuit? It doesn't seem like it was the Inuit. At least not in Newfoundland. And then the saga of the Greenlanders, of course, just tells us, oh, yeah, they... Oh, that's the other fun part. In the saga of the Greenlanders, they all appear on land. In the saga of Eric the Red, they come by sea.

The Inuit drove them out. But then there's the question of was it the Inuit? It doesn't seem like it was the Inuit. At least not in Newfoundland. And then the saga of the Greenlanders, of course, just tells us, oh, yeah, they... Oh, that's the other fun part. In the saga of the Greenlanders, they all appear on land. In the saga of Eric the Red, they come by sea.

Yeah, like in the saga of the Greenlanders, they establish their little colony and they're hanging out there. Torf and Carlsefni and such. He's chilling. He's vibing. And the Skrælings appear out of the forest. You look at Saga of Eric the Red. Same exact circumstances, except it's a little bit of a difference in where they landed. They come by sea.

Yeah, like in the saga of the Greenlanders, they establish their little colony and they're hanging out there. Torf and Carlsefni and such. He's chilling. He's vibing. And the Skrælings appear out of the forest. You look at Saga of Eric the Red. Same exact circumstances, except it's a little bit of a difference in where they landed. They come by sea.

These are the same story with just all these tiny little minor differences. The downside of oral tradition. That's the thing. It shouldn't have been. This is the kind of thing they should have written down. They were writing stuff down 100 years later. All the time. That's when you get most of the early Icelandic manuscripts. They start to be produced around 1100 AD.

These are the same story with just all these tiny little minor differences. The downside of oral tradition. That's the thing. It shouldn't have been. This is the kind of thing they should have written down. They were writing stuff down 100 years later. All the time. That's when you get most of the early Icelandic manuscripts. They start to be produced around 1100 AD.